
Leah Irvin: The legacy of William F. Buckley Jr. at UW-Madison
The conservative icon visited Madison on multiple occasions and the movement he built can still be seen on campus.
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The conservative icon visited Madison on multiple occasions and the movement he built can still be seen on campus.

The Trump Administration recently announced it was withdrawing the U.S. from the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention, the agreement underpinning the international effort to slow the climate crisis.

Both for Wisconsin and U.S., the data looks much different than he claims.

Team politics, the way we are practicing them in the United States, have become about vengeance, cruelty and control. They should be about the kind of country we want to live in, about how our laws are enforced, and about how our judicial system exercises its power.

Bipartisan congressional pressures may eventually limit President Donald Trump’s overseas adventures, though he vows otherwise.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez raised over $650,000 in direct campaign donations, with an additional $4.5 million raised in support of her primary campaign WAUKESHA, WI—Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez’s campaign today announced over $5 million has been raised in support of
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In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, pushes a congressional stock trading bill as Dems urge broader restrictions.

Conservative Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar announced she’s raised more than $200,000 over the past three months. That’s one-tenth of what liberal rival Chris Taylor pulled in for the full six-month reporting period.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law, legislation cosponsored by Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07). This bill restores whole and 2% milk, both flavored and unflavored, to schools and protects students’ access to flavored milk. After the
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, elected one corporate member and two dairy farmers to its board of directors during the group’s business meeting at DBA’s 2026 Dairy Strong conference in Green Bay.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, the second largest dairy cooperative in the country based on milk volume, re-elected three dairy farmers to its board of directors during the cooperative’s annual business meeting at the 2026 Dairy Strong
MADISON, Wis. — Today, Republican State Senators held a public hearing on bills that would prevent youth in Wisconsin from receiving medically necessary gender-affirming care and exclude transgender athletes from full participation in youth and collegiate sports. This hearing comes
(Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) joined the Republican Study Committee and Values Action Team panel, “Marriage and the Government: How Public Policy Undermines Marriage,” to discuss how federal policies create marriage penalties that discourage families from formalizing their households. He emphasized that these policies embedded

The conservative icon visited Madison on multiple occasions and the movement he built can still be seen on campus.

The Trump Administration recently announced it was withdrawing the U.S. from the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention, the agreement underpinning the international effort to slow the climate crisis.

Both for Wisconsin and U.S., the data looks much different than he claims.

Team politics, the way we are practicing them in the United States, have become about vengeance, cruelty and control. They should be about the kind of country we want to live in, about how our laws are enforced, and about how our judicial system exercises its power.

Bipartisan congressional pressures may eventually limit President Donald Trump’s overseas adventures, though he vows otherwise.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez raised over $650,000 in direct campaign donations, with an additional $4.5 million raised in support of her primary campaign WAUKESHA, WI—Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez’s campaign today announced over $5 million has been raised in support of her primary campaign for governor. This total includes $650,000 raised
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In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, pushes a congressional stock trading bill as Dems urge broader restrictions.

Conservative Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar announced she’s raised more than $200,000 over the past three months. That’s one-tenth of what liberal rival Chris Taylor pulled in for the full six-month reporting period.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law, legislation cosponsored by Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07). This bill restores whole and 2% milk, both flavored and unflavored, to schools and protects students’ access to flavored milk. After the Biden administration attempted to eliminate flavored milk last Congress, Rep.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, elected one corporate member and two dairy farmers to its board of directors during the group’s business meeting at DBA’s 2026 Dairy Strong conference in Green Bay. The corporate board member: Christopher Schneider, Senior Agriculture Banking Officer
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, the second largest dairy cooperative in the country based on milk volume, re-elected three dairy farmers to its board of directors during the cooperative’s annual business meeting at the 2026 Dairy Strong conference. The three board members: Michael Crinion, Ash Grove Dairy,
MADISON, Wis. — Today, Republican State Senators held a public hearing on bills that would prevent youth in Wisconsin from receiving medically necessary gender-affirming care and exclude transgender athletes from full participation in youth and collegiate sports. This hearing comes just days after UW Health and Children’s of Wisconsin announced
(Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) joined the Republican Study Committee and Values Action Team panel, “Marriage and the Government: How Public Policy Undermines Marriage,” to discuss how federal policies create marriage penalties that discourage families from formalizing their households. He emphasized that these policies embedded in the tax code, f… Please log in to access